the ableton live thread

somejerk · Post by **somejerk** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:19 am

just curious to see how many of us are using Ableton Live and if so, what version? also, what do you primarily use it for?

i use it for pretty much everything - sequencing, djing/making mixes, hosting vsts and some mastering.

i am using live 7.

the sampler is my best friend.

i've also always been curious to see how others have their sequencing done. just for the fuck of it, below is a track that i'm working on:

somejerk · Post by **somejerk** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:21 am

and yes, i am on a PC with a OSX skin. i can't afford a mac so i pretend.

nospin · Post by **nospin** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:07 am

somejerk wrote:and yes, i am on a PC with a OSX skin. i can't afford a mac so i pretend.

thats funny.... saw someone the other day that had an iphone theme on their motorolla?

i use ableton for everything also, using version 7... been using since... not sure what you'd get out of a screenshot, but maybe i'll take one later

dvnt · Post by **dvnt** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:49 am

I've been fiddling with it for DJing. I have also used it to make soundscaped soundtracks with my short film work.

Impressive stuff. But as always I need more time to focus on things.

r · Post by r » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:52 am

livesets only

djake · Post by **djake** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:24 am

i use ableton for making beats.

messed about with dj'n on it recently thou.

been using it for a year n never looked back once!

bean · Post by **bean** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:54 am

love it been using for 2 years used it live once last year for a 1 1\2hr dj set with no problems also brillliant for off the cuff arrangements and jams

chris addict · Post by **chris addict** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:17 pm

been on it for abt 2 years now, fuckin love it. version 5 i think im runnin but wouldnt mind gettin my hands on a legit copy of 7 when i got a bit more money. use it mainly for writin beats but have used it to mix tunes in the past and would like to use it's live capabilities a bit more in the future. doubt i'll ever be converted fully from vinyl tho.

slim · Post by **slim** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:27 pm

I love this program, awesome for sampling, and i love how you can get a basic framework for the track done in the session view, then transfer it to the arrangement view to give it structure.

Would love to use it for making mixes too, but the knobs are really wonky on my midi controller, so any eq / crossfade action is a bit wild, would love to invest in one of those Behringer controllers (BCR something, completely slipped my mind, shit)

daft cunt · Post by **daft cunt** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:09 pm

Slim wrote:would love to invest in one of those Behringer controllers (BCR something, completely slipped my mind, shit)

BCR2000

wallace · Post by **wallace** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:13 pm

Kinda unsure on how i feel about Live.

Was really pumped on it, i feel now tho its somewhat pigeon holing me into making loops. Have a bunch of loops but no actual song construct.

Control on it im really feeling.
Just turn it on and everything auto maps to my controller as i add intruments or whatever. Same goes for individual instrument control.

It does bug out on occasion, causing a whole comp restart...
Using Live 7.02

slim · Post by **slim** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:22 pm

Daft tnuc wrote:
Slim wrote:would love to invest in one of those Behringer controllers (BCR something, completely slipped my mind, shit)
BCR2000

Yep, that's the one, mental block coupled with not being bothered to google it, cheers.

parson · Post by **parson** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:59 pm

i bought ableton 7 and am too lazy to learn it

parson · Post by **parson** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:00 pm

Daft tnuc wrote:
Slim wrote:would love to invest in one of those Behringer controllers (BCR something, completely slipped my mind, shit)
BCR2000

bcd 2000 is a piece of crap

addict · Post by **addict** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:45 pm

I'm using FL7 at the moment but have just got Ableton Live 7.

I've had a play and got a copy of a tutorial DVD (whcih is for live 5) and it does look good.

As im a fruity user though i find everything backwards like having to record everything and just the general layout.

Can u just click in your patterns instead of having to actually record everything?

nospin · Post by **nospin** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 8:55 pm

AdDICT wrote:
Can u just click in your patterns instead of having to actually record everything?

you dont have to record everything, you can draw in midi notes just like in the reason sequencer (never used fruity but i assume its the same)...

FL

Ableton

nospin · Post by **nospin** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:00 pm

AdDICT wrote: As im a fruity user though i find everything backwards like having to record everything and just the general layout.

dont know whats on that dvd, but theres some tutorial vids on youtube that are decent

addict · Post by **addict** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:27 pm

NoSpin wrote:
AdDICT wrote: As im a fruity user though i find everything backwards like having to record everything and just the general layout.
dont know whats on that dvd, but theres some tutorial vids on youtube that are decent

its basically a step by step thing to starting with live from scratch. it's got some good bits and sum gay bits TBH.

i'm gunna continue with FL for now but try learn live in spare time.

can u rewire these two?

-drix- · Post by **-drix-** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:43 am

i use ableton live as my host sequencer when producing

djshiva · Post by **djshiva** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 12:42 pm

AdDICT wrote:
it's got some good bits and sum gay bits TBH.

i must have missed the rainbow vst.

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